Wheeling Opinion
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Kirk is more qualifiedJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Without hesitation I favor Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate. He is by far the better qualified and mature candidate. Twenty-one years in the Navy and a proven, effective office...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Advanced mathematics: Let's see, the Big Ten will have 12 teams, and the Big 12 will have 10. A few more zzzzzs: New research at the Eastern Virg...
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Apply simple rule to senate candidatesJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - First Mark Kirk and now Alexi Giannoulias truly demonstrate that the term "honest politician" is an oxymoron. In business, isn't lying on one's resume grounds for dismis...
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Some steps to limit size of governmentJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - There is a fair question is circulating these days which might permit a rare civil discussion. What precisely are some ideas for shrinking the size and scope of governme...
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Palin has no place in cleanup effortJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I read that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is touting her "expertise" on oil spill cleanups to President Obama by urging him to, "give me a call." What I find most ...
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When experience matters in politicsJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Susan Estrich in her June 14 editorial implies that she would rather vote for an experienced politician than one who is running for the first time. I'm sure she had that...
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Quinn victory will put state on trackJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Anyone watching TV lately has seen the Republican National Committee pouring millions upon millions of dollars into anti-Governor Quinn commercials. And I have yet to se...
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Americans must protect freedomsJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Having recently returned from a business trip to Europe I came home with two items in the front of my mind. First was the number of occasions and amount of time I had t...
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Route 47 corridor plan makes pieces fit togetherJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Openlands has worked with McHenry County communities for many years to achieve a vision for the Route 47 corridor as it traverses the headwaters of the Kishwaukee River....
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Look at history before judging PolandJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Cohen, reading your "Going home was a perilous option for the Jews," I also had an a-ha moment. Unlike the Jews you mentioned, my Polish Catholic family could not ev...